We, as freedom loving Americans, need to pay attention to these would be terrorists in our country as much as the terrorists abroad.

I did have, at one time, with the title of one of their programs, "Teaching Tolerance". I still believe that teaching tolerance seems like less of a goal than teaching acceptance, but have come to appreciate their point that tolerance is a necessary first step.

Here, with apologies to Keith Olbermann, is our Hatewatch countdown for the very worst of 2007:

Are there more sites like this in each state? Could be a great way to expose the haters as they would do to their targets. Perhaps the golden rule is the racists dream! But the sheer joy of organizing a following never hurts the pocketbook either.

_________________Completely sane world
madness the only freedom

An ability to see both sides of a question
one of the marks of a mature mind

Can anyone confirm or deny a memory of mine? I seem to remember that the Southern Poverty Law Center was the group that Edwards went to work pro-bono between campaigns. Remember the Republicans' biggest objection to him was he was a trial attorney that had made his money suing and winning against corporations. They really don't like their corporate buddies being held accountable for their actions.

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Hundreds attended a march and cultural diversity picnic in this Columbia River town to offset a much smaller rally staged by white supremacist recruiters. […]

On Sunday night, Police Chief Alex Perez and many of his officers kept a watchful eye as neo-Nazis and diversity supporters mingled peacefully at a three-hour white supremacist rally that drew about 30 skinheads and others affiliated with Aryan Nations. The event included reading poetry based on Viking mythology, punk music and a video about the "myth of 9/11." […]

What I find interesting and even more telling is that it appears the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has removed the original article and any reference to it.

_________________“I'm not a member of any organized party. I'm a Democrat.”-Will Rogers